Leave Cold Springs for ARCO Arena, 35 mi away
Some 500K visitors a year come to California State Railroad Museum. The town has no place on our list of its own; 32 are within 40 miles. There are 12 museums, 5 state parks and 4 gardens to choose from. At 51 mi, Lake Tahoe is worth the journey.
Lake Tahoe
Lake in California and Nevada, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Mapped
The map puts most of the 32 to the west.
Orange: Cold Springs. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
All of it
56 places make the list, every one within 60 miles.
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3Palisades Tahoe Olympic Valley
Ski resort in Placer County, California, United States.
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6Governor's Mansion State Historic Park
Official residence of the governor of California.
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8California State Railroad Museum
Railroad museum in Sacramento, California.
9Calaveras Big Trees State Park
California state park with groves of giant sequoias.
10Empire Mine State Historic Park
State historic park in Grass Valley, California, USA.
11Donner Memorial State Park
State park and memorial in California, United States.
12Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic Park
Historic site in Sacramento, California.
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Kirkwood Mountain Resort
Ski area in California, United States.
Old Sacramento State Historic Park
Park in the Old Sacramento Historic District in Sacramento, California.
Homewood Ski Area
Ski area located on the west shore of Lake Tahoe.
Bear Valley
Ski resort near Bear Valley, Alpine County, California, United States.
Aerospace Museum of California
Aviation museum in North Highlands, California, USA.
Crest Theatre
Movie theater and theater in Sacramento, California, United States.
Sacramento History Museum
Museum in Sacramento, California, United States of America.
University of California, Davis, Arboretum and Public Garden
Arboretum and public garden at University of California, Davis.
Bohart Museum of Entomology
Museum operated by the University of California, in Davis, California, United States.
Nevada Theatre
Movie theater and former theater in Nevada City, California, United States.
Woodland Opera House
Theater and former movie theater in Woodland, California, United States.
Effie Yeaw Nature Center
Park in Sacramento County, California, United States of America.
Sacramento Children's Museum
American children's museum near Sacramento, California.
San Joaquin County Historical Society and Museum
Archive organization in Lodi, United States.
University Arboretum at California State University, Sacramento
Arboretum and botanic garden in Sacramento, California.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Cold Springs →
Photo credits
Lake Tahoe: Lara Farhadi, CC BY 2.0 · Donner Lake: J.smith, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Palisades Tahoe Olympic Valley: Jonnyboyca at English Wikipedia, Public domain · ARCO Arena: CLopez63, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sutter's Fort: Ian Howard, CC BY 2.5 · Governor's Mansion State Historic Park: Mark James Miller, CC BY 3.0 · Hornet Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · California State Railroad Museum: The original uploader was Swampyank at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Calaveras Big Trees State Park: John J. O'Brien (talk · contribs), Public domain · Empire Mine State Historic Park: Beej71, CC BY 2.5 · Donner Memorial State Park: Joe Parks from Berkeley, CA, CC BY 2.0 · Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic Park: M.Mierzwa. MCalamari at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Adventist Health Arena: Christopher Bauer, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Crocker Art Museum: Amadscientist Mark James Miller, CC BY 3.0 · Desolation Wilderness: Phreakdigital at English Wikipedia, GFDL · Kirkwood Mountain Resort: Gabeguss, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Emerald Bay State Park: Michael, CC BY 2.0 · Stanislaus National Forest: U.S. National Park Service, Public domain · Old Sacramento State Historic Park: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Bear Valley: Shayan Sanyal, CC BY 2.0 · Aerospace Museum of California: J.smith, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Haggin Museum: Bluelight999, CC BY-SA 4.0 · The California Museum: Ldabrahams at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Sacramento Zoo: L Wade Brown (Grubbycup), CC BY-SA 3.0 · California State Capitol Museum: [2], CC BY-SA 3.0 · Crest Theatre: Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0 · William Land Park: Mymetlifebee$1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · California Automobile Museum: Cullen328, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sacramento History Museum: Janannwa, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cesar E. Chavez Plaza: Lowe, Jet Related names: O'Connell, Kristen, transmitter California State Railr, Public domain · McKinley Park: Ingawh, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Micke Grove Zoo: Breck22, CC BY-SA 3.0 · University of California, Davis, Arboretum and Public Garden: Shamanic Shift Center from Living and out reaching more in rainbow spacetime & c, CC BY 2.0 · Bohart Museum of Entomology: Jakobjess, CC BY-SA 4.0 · California State Indian Museum: Epp, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wells Fargo Pavilion: Amadscientist, Public domain · Nevada Theatre: Almonroth, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Woodland Opera House: Flickr user basykes, CC BY 2.0 · Bernhard Museum Complex: YankeeSpirit, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jensen Botanical Gardens: Kowloonese at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Rusch Botanical Gardens: Miwasatoshi, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Sierra Nevada Logging Museum: Junkyardsparkle, CC0 · University Arboretum at California State University, Sacramento: DevinCook at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Eddy Arboretum: United States Forest Service, Public domain
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